Miserable Achey Abdominal Pain

Digestive health
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Hello there,

I need advice.  I have IBS which has been giving me a fit lately.  I also have Diverticular Disease, which has ALSO been giving me hell lately.  What I am confused by is the general yucky way I feel.  I can't tell if this pain is IBS or DD.  It is deep and achy... it is under my rib cage, and around  my back.. it's also in various places in my abdomen.  Sometimes the pains get quite sharp... like knives.. other times it's just a general achey nauseating kind of pain.  My intestines feel "fat" today... if that makes any sense... can someone tell me if you can relate to what I am feeling?  Usually with DD there is fever.. and i have none.  But the pain is definitely annoying and I am not hungry either... that's another taletell sign of a flare up... but which one is the question...

Thanks!

~Bronzecaramel

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It may be a mixture of both since these two conditions are very similar.

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I totally know how you feel. I have both of these diagnoses too and it is a nightmare know which one it is when I have an attack. I just spent the day in hospital having a CT because I really thought I was having a diverticulitis attack but nope it's the IBS.

It's horrible having both. I'm sorry you are suffering.